Whats up everybody, I hope you had a beautiful Christmas and New yr and are slowly surfacing from vacation mode into work mode as am I? I do know that in most elements of the world you’re within the midst of winter, bundled up inside together with your heating or a pleasant hearth, whereas we’re effectively into summer time right here and experiencing very popular climate!
Concepts for 2024
I’ve so many concepts for this yr, however since we targeted primarily on Whitework with Color designs final yr I really feel we must always lean extra in direction of Needlepainting designs this yr, particularly miniature Needlepainting, as we now have not had any new tasks on this class for a while. You possibly can see particulars on my e book on Miniature Needlepainting Embroidery right here.
So this yr I want to pay tribute to somebody who I vastly admire as a lady and an artist and whom you’re in all probability accustomed to, and that’s Beatrix Potter. Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, pure scientist, and conservationist. She is greatest identified for her kids’s books that includes animals, equivalent to The Story of Peter Rabbit, which was her first commercially printed work in 1902.
Her endearing illustrations stay agency favorites and over time I’ve obtained many emails asking to breed them in embroidery. In 2020, through the Covid lockdown I sewed Benjamin bunny, only for enjoyable, and when it was posted on Instagram there have been many requests for the sample. Sadly, I hadn’t recorded directions on the time, so this yr it’s my intention to re-stitch it together with a number of different designs and make them accessible as PDF patterns.
There’s a fantastic film starring Renee Zellweger, that gives you some perception into her life and works – Miss Potter. I imagine it’s accessible on Netflix and Amazon prime, so if yow will discover it I extremely suggest you watch it.
Kits
Final yr I launched the first full kits into my portfolio of designs, and for these of you preferring to buy a full package with all of the supplies included, the excellent news is that there might be a number of extra added this yr. The kits are for all ranges from entry stage to intermediate.
Books
I’ve been engaged on a brand new title that is because of be launched in 2025. It’s the first in a collection of reasonably priced, paperback books and I’m very enthusiastic about this title, however apart from that I can’t let you know far more at this stage, besides that we now have simply accomplished the images and it’s on it’s strategy to the publishers as we communicate!
My newest e book THE KEW BOOK OF NATURE SAMPLERS is my greatest promoting e book so far, and now accessible by way of Search Press, Amazon and all good on-line booksellers. You’ll find extra particulars on it right here.
Supplies
Iron on transfers, linen material for embroidery and thread packs are all accessible as earlier than within the store.
I hope I’ve managed to encourage you and given you some concepts in your subsequent challenge? In case you are seeking to begin embroidery yow will discover some free tutorials right here and there are a great deal of PDF patterns to be discovered right here. Until subsequent time, wherever you’re on the earth, maintain smiling and completely satisfied stitching!
Trish